Mayor Eric Garcetti statement regarding the tentative port labor agreement: “I want to thank the shippers and dockworkers for heeding our call to resolve their differences so we can move our economy forward.”

“The Port of L.A. is the nation’s number one port and so I’m extremely pleased that our work to achieve a tentative agreement has been realized. I want to thank the shippers and dockworkers for heeding our call to resolve their differences so we can move our economy forward. I want to especially thank Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez for his leadership and determination to bring the parties together and to put our economy back on track. We look forward to working with all parties and the Obama Administration to make our ports the best in the world and move our economy forward.”

Mayor Garcetti has been in constant contact with all parties involved including traveling to San Francisco to meet with Secretary Thomas Perez and both sides, and he has initiated a nightly call with west coast mayors. He has also been working closely with Mayor Robert Garcia of Long Beach, whose Port of Long Beach is adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles and is important to our regional economy.

“I am extremely pleased that a tentative agreement has been reached between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association. I’m grateful to U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for their hands-on leadership. I applaud ILWU President Bob McEllrath and PMA President Jim McKenna for their fortitude in reaching this agreement. We look forward to swift ratification of the contract.

“This will go a long way toward helping to move cargo efficiently through the nation’s busiest container port. More than ever, we need labor and management working together with all our stakeholders to solve today’s industry challenges.”